To ensure continued passenger rail operations on long-distance routes.

SA 3665. Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Heinrich, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Bennet) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill
H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior,
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 464, line 24, strike ``regulation.'' and insert the
following: ``regulation: Provided further, That not less than
$50,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading shall
be for capital expenses related to safety improvements,
maintenance, and the non-Federal match for discretionary
Federal grant programs to enable continued passenger rail
operations on long-distance routes (as defined in section
24102 of title 49, United States Code) on which Amtrak is the
sole tenant of the host railroad and positive train control
systems are not required by law (including regulations):
Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this
heading shall be used by Amtrak to give notice under
subsection (a) or (b) of section 24706 of title 49, United
States Code, with respect to long-distance routes (as defined
in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code) on which
Amtrak is the sole tenant of the host railroad and positive
train control systems are not required by law (including
regulations), or otherwise initiate discontinuance of, reduce
the frequency of, suspend, or substantially alter the
schedule or route of rail service on any portion of such
route operated in fiscal year 2018, including implementation
of service permitted by section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title 49,
United States Code, in lieu of rail service.''.

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